Nasopharyngeal carriage of antimicrobial-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among young children attending 79 kindergartens and day care centers in Hong Kong

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2765-2770

  Chiu, S S ^a   Pak Leung Ho, ^a   Chow, F K H ^a   Kwok Yung Yuen, ^a   Yu Lung Lau, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NASOPHARYNX; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034806947     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.10.2765-2770.2001     Document Type: Article

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